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Type: PRO
Party: In the Matter of the Estate of William Franklin Newton, Jr.
County: Saline
Attorney/Contact: Daniel H. Smith

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF SALINE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, PROBATE DIVISION

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM FRANKLIN NEWTON, JR., DECEASED

NO. 63PR-22-717-4

LAST KNOWN ADDRESS:
20436 John Rd.
Little Rock, AR 72210

DATE OF DEATH: October 10, 2020

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
An instrument dated June 12, 2014 was admitted to probate on May 6, 2021 as the Last Will and Testament of William Franklin Newton, Jr., Deceased, and the undersigned has been appointed as Personal Representative thereunder. Contest of the probate of the Will can be effected only by filing a petition within the time provided by law. All persons having claims against the estate must exhibit them, duly verified, to the undersigned within six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this Notice of Appointment as Personal Representative (the “Notice”), or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in the estate. Claims for injury or death caused by the negligence of the decedent shall also be filed within six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this Notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in such estate.

This Notice first published the 22nd day of November, 2022.

Patricia N. Bass, Personal Representative c/o Daniel H. Smith

DANIEL H. SMITH, PLLC, 2725 Cantrell Road, Suite 103 Little Rock, Arkansas 72202, (501) 906-7000, Attorney for the Personal Representative DR2T-11/22, 11/29/22

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